Can opener



Aug. 10, 1937. J LYONS 2,089,907

CAN OPENER I Filed March 5, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor J. J. LYONSCAN OPENER Filed March 5, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l nverzior iczrfl yans'Attorneys Patented Aug. 10, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE John I.Lyons. Pine River, Minn.

Application March 5, 1937, Serial No. 129,265

3 Chime.

The present invention relates tonew and useful improvements in openersparticularly for milk cans and hasfor one of its important objects toprovide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of thischaracter which, after a can has been opened, is adapted to be securedthereon to facilitate the dispensing or pouring of the milk.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a canopener of the aforementioned character embodying a novel constructionand arrangement through the medium of which the device is adapted toaccommodate different sizes of cans.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a can opener oi thecharacter described which will be comparatively simple in construction,strong, durable, highly emcient and reliable in use, compact, light inweight and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein like characters of reference designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of an opener constructed inaccordance with the present invention, showing same mounted on a can.

Figure 2 is aview in top plan thereof.

Figure 3 is a view substantially similar to Fig. 1 but showing the canin vertical section.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view through the invention, takensubstantially on the line t-d of Fig. 3.

Figure 5 is a detail view in bottom plan of the pouring punch.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view in vertical longitudinal section throughthe intermediate portion of the device which includes the vent punch.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen thatthe'embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises ametallic bar i which terminates, at one end, in a depending hook 2 whichis engageable under the. rim 3 of a conventional milk can t, asillustrated to advantage in Fig. 3 of the drawings. At its other end,the bar i terminates in an integral, inclined handle 5. v

Fixed in the bar i and extending therethrough, adjacent the hook 2, is aforwardly inclined pouring spout 6. The pouring spout 6 is in the formof a tube and terminates atone end in a i substantially bevelled,tubular punch I which is adapted to penetrate the top 8 of the can 4.Fixed on the punch 'l in spaced relation below the bar I is a disk 9having mounted therebeneath a gasket l engageable on the can top 8 forpreventing leakage around said punch i.

Also fixed in the bar i at a longitudinally spaced point from thepouring spout 6 is a tubular vent punch Ii. The ventpunch ii is providedwith a substantially bevelled free end l2 which is adapted to be readilydriven through the top 8 of the can 4. As best seen in Fig. 6 of thedrawings, the vent punch ii is fixed in an opening which is providedtherefore in the metallic bar i.

Mounted for longitudinal sliding movement on the metallic bar i is ametallic loop i3. Depending from the slidable loop I3 is a hook Hi whichis engageable under the rim 3 of the can to coact with the hook 2 forsecuring the device in position on said can. A coil spring l5 has oneend anchored to the metallic bar I and its other end secured to the loopl3 for yieldingly pulling the hook M toward the stationary hook 2.

It is thought that the manner of using the device will be readilyapparent from a consideration of the foregoing. The hook 2 on theforward end of the metallic bar i is first engaged under the rim 3 ofthe can 6 with the point of the pouring prong i resting on the top 8 ofsaid can. Downward pressure is then exerted on the bar i in a manner tocause first'the pouring punch i and then the vent punch ii to be driventhrough the can top 8, in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings. The hook It is then engaged beneath the rim 3 of the can whereit is held by the spring l5 and, with the gasket i6 engaged on the top 8around the opening which has been formed by the pouring punch l, themilk is ready to be poured.

It is believed that the many advantages of a can opener constructed inaccordance with the present invention will be readily understood andalthough a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated anddescribed, it is to be under stood that changes in the details ofconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may beresorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed is:-

1. A can opener comprising a metallic bar, a hook on one end of said barengageable under the rim of a can, a handle on the other end of the bar,a substantially tubular pouring spout extending through the bar adjacentthe hook and fixed therein, said pouring spout terminating in a.substantially bevelled end constituting a pouring prong adapted topenetrate the top or the can, a disk fixed on the pouring punch inspaced'relatlon beneath the bar, a gasket mounted beneath said disk forengagement with the top of the can for preventing leakage around thepouring punch, a substantially tubular vent punch fixed on the bar inspaced relation to the pouring punch and adapted to penetrate the top ofthe can, and a hook slidably mounted on the bar and. engageable beneaththe rim oi. the cani'or coaction withthe first named hook for securingthe bar thereon.

2. 'A can opener comprising a. bar, a stationary hook on one end of thebar engageable beneath the rim of a can, a substantially tubular pouringpunch fixed in the bar adjacent the hooks a substantially tubular ventpunch fixed in the bar in spaced relation to the pouring punch, a loopslidable on the bar, a hook depending from said loop and engageablebeneath the rim of the can for coaction with the first named hook forsecuring the bar in position thereon, and a coil spring having one endanchored to the bar and its other end secured to the loop for yieldinglyurging the second named hook into engagement with the can.

3. A can opener comprising a metallic Bar, a depending hook on one'endof the bar engageable beneath the rim of a can, an angularly projectinghandle integral with theother end of the bar, a forwardly inclinedpouring spout extending through the bar and fixed therein adjacent thehook, said pouring spout terminating, at one end,

in a substantially bevelled pouring punch adapted named hook forsecuring the bar in position on said can, and a coil spring having oneend anchored to the bar and its other end secured to the loop foryieldingly urging the second named hook into engagement with the can.

JOHN J. LYONS.

